Euphorbia cornigera
Euphorbia cornigera (horned spurge) is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to Bhutan. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial growing to 75 cm (30 in) tall, rarely 1 m (3 ft 3 in), with narrow green leaves with a pale green spine. Acid yellow flowerheads (cyathia) are borne in summer.[1]
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit[2]
All parts of the plant are highly toxic if ingested, and the sap may cause skin irritation.
References
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=2924
